Botswana vs Zambia: Adjustments to scheduled interest
Adjustments to scheduled interest over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -8.55 million current US$ against -10.06 million current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 1.50 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 38th of 46 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -458,000 current US$ | -21.79 million current US$ | 21.33 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | -599,200 current US$ | 52.69 million current US$ | 53.29 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 2010s | -5.17 million current US$ | -15.59 million current US$ | 10.42 million current US$ | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adjustments to scheduled interest, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -8.55 million current US$ against -10.06 million current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in adjustments to scheduled interest between Botswana and Zambia?
- 1.50 million current US$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Botswana ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 38th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.